[What Ae era was your favourite?]

I'm having a hard time thinking of any other artists that have had such a long run of consistently interesting releases. I'm glad to have them all.

[Euglossine - Omnidrift Endearment]

His earlier records are good too if you like that one.

[Euglossine - Omnidrift Endearment]

I'm not sure if this album really fits with WATMM but I love it so I'm posting anyway. Think electronic/jazz/vapor fusion. He gets into some very IDM beats on track 4. If Squarepusher came up in the vapor scene he might sound like this.

[Bisk : Vacation Package]

Bisk was a favorite of mine back in the day.

This is extremely well done. I'm not sure if it's my cup of tea but I'm impressed.

 

[What Ae era was your favourite?]

17 hours ago, cern said:

Life is filled with other sounds than just oldschool Roland synths and drum machines. Try explore more even if it's hard in the beginning!

I like their more recent work too but I do miss the prettier sounds from their earlier days. One of the reasons I like SIGN so much is that it's sweeter to the ear than a lot of their late period stuff.

[What Ae era was your favourite?]

6 hours ago, eczem said:

Confield, Draft 7.30, and Untilted is a special arc for me, and I know i've repeated this elsewhere. That said, I tend to listen to Elseq, NTS, AE_LIVE, Onesix the most these days.

Yeah aside from Amber I'm partial to those too. Untilted especially was an exciting step forward.

[What Ae era was your favourite?]

If I had to pick one Ae record it would be Amber, but I'm glad I don't have to pick.

For a while now their music has been something I admire more than enjoy but I do like the direction they took on Sign. I'd be happier if they dialed back the harsh FM sounds.

[Album of the year 2020]

1 hour ago, cear said:

since bandcamp is waiving revenue share again this Friday here's some more quintessential idiosyncratic excursions that easily fit my top202020, not present itt

Ashley Paul - Ray https://ashleypaul.bandcamp.com/album/ray
Josiah Steinbrick - Liquid / Devotion & Tongue Street Blue https://josiahsteinbrick.bandcamp.com/album/liquid-devotion-tongue-street-blue
Okkyung Lee - Yeo-Neun https://shelterpress.bandcamp.com/album/yeo-neun
Serpente - Fé/Vazio https://serpente101.bandcamp.com/album/fe-vazio
Spivak - Μετά Το Ρέιβ https://spivak.bandcamp.com/album/-
Sugai Ken - Tone River https://sugaiken.bandcamp.com/album/tone-river

Yeah those Steinbrick & Sugai Ken albums are great. 

[Proswell - People Are Giving And Receiving Thanks At Incredible Speeds (Central Processing Unit)]

This my favorite CPU release in a long while. Playful and a lot of nice sounds. 

[Onsy - MetaConc]

12 hours ago, fumi said:

Good stuff. Quiet Time has been putting out some great albums the past few years.

Yeah I agree. Very consistent label.

[Alchi - FULL OF IT]

This is turning out to be a great weekend for fans of modern variants of IDM.

[Proswell - People Are Giving And Receiving Thanks At Incredible Speeds (Central Processing Unit)]

Yep I'm into it too. Nice sounds and a variety of moods.

[Onsy - MetaConc]

Yeah agreed. He's moved beyond tribute and found his own voice.

[Badmixday - Goya]

Nice production and rhythms on this one too. From Istanbul!

[Minotaur Shock - Qi]

Sadly this shows how meagre my own Digitone skills are. 

[Onsy - MetaConc]

I missed his earlier release on Schematic but the first play through on this definitely held my attenion. Very abstract with some nice sound design.

[Rainer Veil - Vanity]

I did forget about this but just put it on again yesterday and really enjoyed it. Great record, IMO.

[Stetson Klank - Path of an Empath]

Never heard of this guy before but I guess he's usually more of a hip hop producer. In any case this new ambient EP really is lovely.

Sorry no crazy origin story this time!

[mantris - Souvenirs From Imaginary Cities]

Haha yes that is my own little contribution to WATMM.

[mantris - Souvenirs From Imaginary Cities]

Origin story on this is a bit hard to believe but this is experimental beat music that doesn't grow tedious.

[Arovane - Wirkung]

His recent work has been great. Happy to have new music from him.

I have to say that living in a little German village and making ambient music sounds like a very nice life too.

[The NRG - Live '94]

There is something particularly poignant in 2021 about nostalgia for a time when large groups of happy, optimistic people could gather together safely in large numbers and enjoy music like this. 

[Bicep - Isles]

Album of the week on Bleep. I have to say I'm a bit mystified by the praise these guys get. Their stuff seems very vanilla to me. Like car commercial or Starbucks music. The Apple Music blurb describes it as "endlessly eclectic". 

[The NRG - Live '94]

I guess this is sort of a musical prank but it's a good one.

 

[Gacha Bakradze - Obscure Languages]

Yeah this is nice. I do hear some echoes of classic 90s tunes but it doesn't sound retro.